PhD - Linguistics as a subject
Main Subject, Second Subject
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is awarded by the University for research carried out under the supervision of at least two staff members. A PhD can also be presented as a PhD with Publication or a PhD with a Creative Practice Component.
Linguistics is the scientific study of language and, given that language impinges on virtually everything we do, it is a broad and interesting subject. Linguistics at the University of Waikato is a top 250 QS-rated programme and will deepen your appreciation for language, as well as provide essential understandings relevant to any career where language is a key component.
- Accounting
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology and Biodiversity
- Economics
- Education
- Electronics
- Engineering
- English
- Environmental Planning
- Environmental Sciences
- Finance
- French
- Geography
- Health, Sport and Human Performance
- History
- Human Resource Management
- International Relations and Security Studies
- Japanese
- Law
- Marketing
- Materials and Processing
- Mathematics
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Music
- Māori and Indigenous Studies
- Māori Cultural Studies/Tikanga Māori
- Māori Language/Te Reo Māori
- Māori Media and Communication
- Pacific and Indigenous Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Population Studies and Demography
- Psychology
- Public Relations
- Screen and Media Studies
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Strategic Management
- Theatre Studies
- Tourism Management
Apply to enrol
Key information
| Years: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Start Dates: | The first day of any month from February to November |
| Estimated Fees* (Domestic): | $6,591 - $7,067 per year |
| Estimated Fees* (International): | $6,615 - $7,024 per year |
| Area of Study: | |
|
New Zealand resident International PhD students pay the domestic fee.
*Tuition fees shown above are indicative only and may change. There are additional fees and charges related to enrolment please see the Table of Fees and Charges for more information. You will be sent an enrolment agreement which will confirm your fees. |
|
Career opportunities
- Education Researcher
- Journalist
- Language Policy and Planning
- Language School Management
- Lexicography (Dictionary Writing)
- Second Language Teaching
- Speech Therapist
- Writer
Degree Planner
Papers
Papers available within Linguistics
Prescriptions for the PhD
The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
Scholarships and prizes
Visit our Scholarship Finder for information about possible scholarships
Subject links
Subject Requirements
Linguistics is available as a major for the BA and BSocSc.
Linguistics is available as a major for the BA and BSocSc. Linguistics may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
For more information about subject requirements please refer to the Catalogue of Papers for the most up to date information. If you have any questions and need more advice, please contact one of our friendly student advisors phone:
Students wishing to take Linguistics as a major or as a supporting subject are strongly encouraged to include a language skills paper in a language other than their first language in their programme of study. Such a paper would not count as a Linguistics paper for the purposes of the degree regulations.
Contacts
School of Arts
Phone: +64 7 838 4932
Email: [email protected]